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n. - (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system.

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  • Finally we propose possible physical causes of the latter historical switch from sinusoidal state to node–antinode state.
  • By its very nature, this imminent node–antinode state is expected to make global temperature vary significantly above and below a common mean which itself may be...
  • A previous publication by the author predicted that global temperature patterns will switch from the sinusoidal (amplitude-modulation) state into which it has been since 1944...
  • Furthermore we present a historical example in which records of temperature-sensitive indicators show that at least some regional temperature patterns have at least once...
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